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Black Students Who Have One Black Teacher Are More Likely To Go To College
The influence of having a black teacher can make a monumental difference in a black student’s life, and the effect begins early in an education, according to a new study co-authored by UConn's Joshua Hyman.
Why Clients Stop Going to Therapy
'People still hesitate. They think they should be able to resolve their own issues,' say UConn Human Development and Family Studies researchers.
The Morning After: Political Scientists on the 2018 Election
'People campaigned as friends or opponents of Donald Trump. There is something for everyone to be happy about and not happy about,' said political science professor Ron Schurin at a post-midterm panel.
The Opioid Crisis: Litigation, Gifts, and the Drug Companies
Law professor Alexandra Lahav discusses the significance of donations from drug companies to communities and organizations that had sued them over the opioid epidemic.
New Traffic Patterns For Basketball Games at Gampel
The changes have been made to improve the traffic flow and mitigate the effects related to construction on Jim Calhoun Way.
A Lasting Tribute: Class Tree Project Launched
Reviving an older tradition, emeritus professors Greg Anderson and Dick Brown are encouraging current students to plant a tree on campus for their class year.
Heroin Addiction Treatment and Opioid Misuse: A Q&A
Social work professor Michael Fenrich discusses his recent study that found people undergoing heroin addiction treatment who had prior opioid history were generally more substance-involved.
Male Fertility Test Developers Win Venture Competition
Through the Wolff New Venture Competition, a pair of biomedical engineering doctoral candidates won $20,000 to further develop an in-home device to measure male fertility.